Chapter 8. Thinking Critically: Constructing a Toulmin Argument (Chapter 8)

Constructing a Toulmin Argument

Thinking Critically: Constructing a Toulmin Argument

Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Bedau, John O’Hara

Activity Objective: Choose a topic or issue that interests you. In each tab, supply a sentence or two for each specified step of a Toulmin argument about your topic.

Claim

Choose a topic or issue that interests you. In the space provided, supply a sentence or two about your topic for the specified step of a Toulmin argument.

Step of Toulmin Argument: Claim

Question This Step Addresses: What is your argument?

Question Your Claim:

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Grounds

Tab Headline: Grounds

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Choose a topic or issue that interests you. In the space provided, supply a sentence or two about your topic for the specified step of a Toulmin argument.

Step of Toulmin Argument: Grounds

Question This Step Addresses: What is your evidence?

Question Your Grounds:

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Warrant

Choose a topic or issue that interests you. In the space provided, supply a sentence or two about your topic for the specified step of a Toulmin argument.

Step of Toulmin Argument: Warrant

Question This Step Addresses: What reasoning connects your evidence to your argument?

Question Your Warrant:

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Backing

Choose a topic or issue that interests you. In the space provided, supply a sentence or two about your topic for the specified step of a Toulmin argument.

Step of Toulmin Argument: Backing

Question This Step Addresses: Why should the reader agree with your grounds?

Question Your Backing:

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Rebuttal

Choose a topic or issue that interests you. In the space provided, supply a sentence or two about your topic for the specified step of a Toulmin argument.

Step of Toulmin Argument: Rebuttal

Question This Step Addresses: What are the objections to this argument?

Question Your Rebuttal:

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Qualifier

Choose a topic or issue that interests you. In the space provided, supply a sentence or two about your topic for the specified step of a Toulmin argument.

Step of Toulmin Argument: Qualifier

Question This Step Addresses: What are the limits of your argument?

Question Your Qualifier:

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